I tried copy/pasta but the article is long, difficult to to embed all images/links of which there are many.

Here is a TL;DR:

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Among the core self-identified purposes of JTRIG are two tactics: (1) to inject all sorts of false material onto the internet in order to destroy the reputation of its targets; and (2) to use social sciences and other techniques to manipulate online discourse and activism to generate outcomes it considers desirable.

Mind blowing article with so many implications. Unfortunately this gives more credibility to people calling "shill" with everyone they disagree with. But it turns out that there are such agents actively manipulating opinions in online forums. The slides he shows even mentions some of their tactics such as using: confirmation bias, disinfo, slander, anchoring, priming, social penetration theory, attention control, etc.

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"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father ... And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

"If the people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny." - Thomas Jefferson

They couldn't even hire from within, they had to hire from the Piers Morgan love country.....so you don't have to deal with being called a traitor..at least you have that going for you.

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"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father ... And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

"If the people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny." - Thomas Jefferson

Its interesting that in with the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2013, it contained an ammendement "The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act." That removes the limits (Smith-Mundt act of 1948) of the government to use propoganda.

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The 2013 NDAA overturned a 64-year ban on the domestic dissemination of propaganda (described as "public diplomacy information") produced for foreign audiences, effectively eliminating the distinction between foreign and domestic audiences. Amendments made to the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948 and Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1987 allow for materials produced by the State Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to be released within US borders.

Conspiracy theories may or may not be true. The tactics are questionable in nature:

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Originally Posted by Cass Sunstein

by rebutting more rather than fewer theories,

"flooding with information (or disinformation)." Makes it harder to distinguish truth from noise.

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Originally Posted by Cass Sunstein

enlisting independent groups to supply rebuttals

outsourcing PR

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Originally Posted by Cass Sunstein

and by cognitive infiltration designed to break up the crippled epistemology of conspiracy-minded groups and informationally isolated social networks.

this sure suggests and corroborates some of the OP. Sunstein is advocating "breaking up" of "conspiracy-minded groups."

There are plenty of conspiracy theories that have turned out to be true. Sunstein doesnt advocate in spreading truth or knowledge. He advocates breaking up conspiracy groups and those that question the official story.

1. La Cosa Nostra. AKA the American Mafia. A conspiracy theory until Joe Valachi became the first Mafia member to turn state's evidence in 1963. Until then, if you tried to talk to people about it, you were a kook.

3. Gulf of Tonkin. You know, that shit that got the USA officially into the Vietnam War.
In late 2005, the National Security Agency declassified its own official history of the Gulf of Tonkin and admitted that intelligence agency officers had deliberately skewed the intelligence and claimed that Vietnamese patrol boats had attacked US Destroyers on Aug. 4th, 1964, when in reality they had done nothing even while being fired on by US forces. Exactly like the captains of the US ship had described it right after that got back into port.

MKUltra used numerous methodologies to manipulate people's mental states and alter brain functions, including the surreptitious administration of drugs (especially LSD) and other chemicals, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, isolation, verbal and sexual abuse, as well as various forms of torture

And up to ~ 6 months ago, most of Snowden's revelations would have been considered conspiracy theories since there wasnt any proof that the government was participating in massive domestic surveillance, and thus those who tried to sue didnt have standing.

English spy (although nothing like James Bond) infiltrates American football-related message board with tales of oil prices, nuclear capabilities, and the gay agenda by confusing readers with a dizzying array of questions, repeated questions, evasive answers, and still more questions.

And up to ~ 6 months ago, most of Snowden's revelations would have been considered conspiracy theories since there wasnt any proof that the government was participating in massive domestic surveillance, and thus those who tried to sue didnt have standing.

And up to ~ 6 months ago, most of Snowden's revelations would have been considered conspiracy theories since there wasnt any proof that the government was participating in massive domestic surveillance, and thus those who tried to sue didnt have standing.

There still isn't any proof that government is participating in massive domestic surveillance, unless by surveillance you mean data warehousing for potential warrant-enabled access in the future.

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I've been accused of being a paid shill. I think some people are even serious.
My response has been that 1) I'm flattered that people think I'm so good I should be paid, and 2) everyone else on here is shilling for free, what's wrong with being paid?